eunuchs And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his {eunuchs}, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; eunuchs Unto whom the prince of the {eunuchs} gave names: for he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. eunuchs But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the {eunuchs} that he might not defile himself. eunuchs Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the {eunuchs}. eunuchs And the prince of the {eunuchs} said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which [are] of your sort? then shall ye make [me] endanger my head to the king. eunuchs Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the {eunuchs} had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, eunuchs Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the {eunuchs} brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. ~~~~~~